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USGS us2000ap8u

16 Sept 2017, 20:35

111 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, Mexico

A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 12.8 km depth.

Depth12.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 111 km S of San Francisco del Mar Viejo, Mexico?

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15.226600, -94.696700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us2000ap8u
Coordinates
15.2266, -94.6967
Network
us
Significance
400